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Ildewild Road Park

Ildewild Road Park from directly overhead

Ildewild Road Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Scrapyard Disc Golf Course, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 17 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16479, -80.70394

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scrapyard Disc Golf Course: 0.0 mi
  • Mayerling Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rice Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ezell Farm Community Park: 2.0 mi
  • McAlpine Creek Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 3.0 mi
  • Reedy Creek Nature Center: 6.8 mi
  • Hodges Family Farm: 7.5 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 8.1 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 8.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 37
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 27
  • Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • South Point Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ildewild Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainWNW 292°375 m25.0 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 255°299 m23.4 mi
Berry MountainWNW 282°281 m21.8 mi
Capps HillNW 314°244 m12.9 mi
Red HillSSE 155°228 m7.5 mi
Barnett MountainWSW 258°227 m23.1 mi
Polk MountainESE 106°205 m18.0 mi
Rebel HillESE 104°185 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:41
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2816:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807872625145
Precip in3.02.83.22.92.93.73.63.83.23.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe AP, 11 mi away.

  • Green Anole25 obs
  • Northern Cardinal18 obs
  • Common Box Turtle17 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail16 obs
  • Little Brown Jugs14 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk12 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake12 obs
  • Common Five-lined Skink12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/469113294

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